All Discussions Tagged 'Hospital' - My Best Birth2015-03-03T18:48:28Zhttp://www.mybestbirth.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Hospital&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe Dilemma of Breech birth - a discussion in 3 parts... stayed tuned! Part 3 - Knowing one's optionstag:www.mybestbirth.com,2011-07-26:3120006:Topic:1577512011-07-26T23:20:03.251ZMarie-Paul Baxiuhttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/MariePaulBaxiu
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<p>What would a <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD5">solution</span> to the breech-birth dilemma that benefits everyone look like, and what challenges would it present?<br></br><br></br>Dr. Fischbein explained at a breech-birth conference of professional birthers in Los Angeles in June that parents have to know…</p>
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<p>What would a <span id="IL_AD5" class="IL_AD">solution</span> to the breech-birth dilemma that benefits everyone look like, and what challenges would it present?<br/><br/>Dr. Fischbein explained at a breech-birth conference of professional birthers in Los Angeles in June that parents have to know there are options. They are not offered options because <span id="IL_AD3" class="IL_AD">obstetricians</span>/<span id="IL_AD6" class="IL_AD">gynecologists</span> do not have the training and the skills for a breech birthing other than a C-section in a hospital setting.<br/><br/>The clear conclusion was the need and necessity to bridge the immense gap of these two choices and the present gap in our system. Neither choice is ideal.</p>
<p>As it stands today, parents have only two choices: to deliver at home naturally with a midwife, without the backup of the doctor and a facility to make it safe for the high-risk delivery, or to deliver in a hospital, which demands intrusive surgery.<br/><br/></p>
Empowering parents to request <span id="IL_AD4" class="IL_AD">obstetrics</span> to incorporate the knowledge of midwifery skills will truly offer parents and children the best of both worlds—a natural childbirth guided by the need and wisdom of the individual, within the context of the most well-equipped facility to back up a potentially dangerous situation.<br/><br/>A birth professional at the event stated that she didn’t even know that it was lawful to give birth vaginally to a breech baby in a hospital. She thought<span id="mce_marker"> </span>
<p>What would a <span id="IL_AD5" class="IL_AD"><u><font color="#009900">solution</font></u></span> to the breech-birth dilemma that benefits everyone look like, and what challenges would it present?<br/><br/>Dr. Fischbein explained at a breech-birth conference of professional birthers in Los Angeles in June that parents have to know there are options. They are not offered options because <span id="IL_AD3" class="IL_AD"><u><font color="#009900">obstetricians</font></u></span>/<span id="IL_AD6" class="IL_AD"><u><font color="#009900">gynecologists</font></u></span> do not have the training and the skills for a breech birthing other than a C-section in a hospital setting.<br/><br/>The clear conclusion was the need and necessity to bridge the immense gap of these two choices and the present gap in our system. Neither choice is ideal.</p>
<p>As it stands today, parents have only two choices: to deliver at home naturally with a midwife, without the backup of the doctor and a facility to make it safe for the high-risk delivery, or to deliver in a hospital, which demands intrusive surgery.<br/><br/></p>
<p>Empowering parents to request <span id="IL_AD4" class="IL_AD"><u><font color="#009900">obstetrics</font></u></span> to incorporate the knowledge of midwifery skills will truly offer parents and children the best of both worlds—a natural childbirth guided by the need and wisdom of the individual, within the context of the most well-equipped facility to back up a potentially dangerous situation.<br/><br/>A birth professional at the event stated that she didn’t even know that it was lawful to give birth vaginally to a breech baby in a hospital. She thought...</p>
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<p> </p> The Dilemma of Breech Birth - a discussion in 3 parts... stayed tuned! Part 2 - Communication with your unborn babytag:www.mybestbirth.com,2011-07-19:3120006:Topic:1537382011-07-19T17:56:29.496ZMarie-Paul Baxiuhttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/MariePaulBaxiu
<p>FULL ARTICLE: <a href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/health/the-dilemma-of-breech-birth-59160.html">http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/health/the-dilemma-of-breech-birth-59160.html</a></p>
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<p>An unborn baby will usually turn to present himself in whatever position it is going to be born around week 34 to 36 of a pregnancy. Before that, it is mainly in an “across” position.<br></br><br></br>Some recognized medical reasons contributing to breech presentation at the time of labor include the…</p>
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<p>An unborn baby will usually turn to present himself in whatever position it is going to be born around week 34 to 36 of a pregnancy. Before that, it is mainly in an “across” position.<br/><br/>Some recognized medical reasons contributing to breech presentation at the time of labor include the following:<br/><br/>• Preterm labor and birth if labor starts when the baby is still too small to move easily in the uterus.<br/>• A placenta in the fundus: The placenta takes up some of the space in <span id="IL_AD6" class="IL_AD">the top</span> of the uterus.<br/>• An unusual shape of the mother’s uterus or <span id="IL_AD1" class="IL_AD">fibroids</span> in the lower part of the uterus.<br/>• More than one fetus (such as twins).<br/>• A very relaxed uterus from many previous children.<br/>• Too much or too little amniotic fluid.<br/><br/>Yet more subtle or emotional factors can be at play.<br/><br/></p>
Marie-Paul Baxiu explains breech positioning from a non-medical perspective: “They sometimes hide, as parents are very fixed on the sex of their unborn child, and they are afraid of not meeting their parents’ expectations and will chose to hide their gender in utero, or there could be a parental dispute. The baby is saying, ‘I am not ready to come out the way things are,’ and there are so many other possible reasons.”<br/><br/>Describing how she establishes communication with an unborn baby, while encouraging the parents to communicate as well, Baxiu says: “Well, when a mother is relaxed (connected to her own body), her brain waves are much slower (4 to 7 hertz, theta brain waves. Most of us operate at beta brain-wave level, our regular cognitive state of mind, at 13 to 30 hertz).
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<p>“A mother gets into the same brain wave her baby is in continuously while relaxed, and so there is a way to establish true connection and communication. Babies are completely conscious and capable of responding to their mother’s deepest thoughts.”</p>
<p>With the father, she adds, “It works differently. They can only <span id="IL_AD4" class="IL_AD">connect</span> to their voice, since they don’t share the same physical space.”<br/><br/>Midwives are traditionally trained by...</p> The Dilemma of Breech Birth ... a discussion in 3 parts... stayed tuned! Part 1: A different Perspectivetag:www.mybestbirth.com,2011-07-07:3120006:Topic:1453612011-07-07T17:49:16.495ZMarie-Paul Baxiuhttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/MariePaulBaxiu
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<p>PART 1: A different Perspective</p>
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<p>One thing we all have in common is we come into this life through birth. However, the quality of the experience and the different choices parents make regarding the event can vary widely.</p>
<p>These experiences and choices can be limited for…</p>
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<p>PART 1: A different Perspective</p>
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<p>One thing we all have in common is we come into this life through birth. However, the quality of the experience and the different choices parents make regarding the event can vary widely.</p>
<p>These experiences and choices can be limited for those who are in breech position in the womb and for their mothers-to-be.<br/><br/>In breech birth, the baby enters the birth canal with the buttocks or feet first as opposed to the normal headfirst presentation in which the baby is positioned head down, facing back.</p>
<p>Today, about 3 to 4 percent of babies present themselves in a breech position, and the vast majority will be born by cesarian section.<br/><br/>Early in June, I joined leading professionals from the Los Angeles-area birthing community to discuss prevention and management of care for breeches and other malpositioned babies.</p>
<p>Sharing information, experiences, and insights, we addressed real <span id="IL_AD6" class="IL_AD">alternatives</span> to C-sections for breech births, which are so common in the United States. Ana-Paula Markel, doula (birth coach) and childbirth educator, hosted the event at BINI Birth in North Hollywood for 100 people.</p>
<p>Many <span id="IL_AD3" class="IL_AD">questions</span> were discussed, such as: Why are some babies in a breech position? Can we prevent a breech or posterior presentation? What are the <span id="IL_AD5" class="IL_AD">options</span> for a mother with a breech baby in our community?<br/><br/>Markel moderated the panel, which included Naoli Vinaver Lopez, a midwife from Mexico; Davi Kaur Khalsa, an LA-area midwife; Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, who specializes in vaginal birth of breech twins in hospitals; Jessica Jennings, a prenatal yoga instructor who works at BINI; Dr. Elliot Berlin, an LA-area chiropractor who specializes in helping with breech babies; and Dr. Stuart Fischbein, an obstetrician-gynecologist who assists women who choose to give birth at home. Under certain conditions, Fischbein will deliver breech births at home.</p>
<p>Breech presentation carries the risk of serious complications...</p>